Benjamin Franklin Quotes
Benjamin Franklin was a printer, inventor, diplomat, and one of the founding figures of the United States. His wit was dry, his advice was practical, and his sayings have outlived most of his contemporaries' entire bodies of work. He had a talent for compressing hard-won insight into a single sentence.
Franklin's quotes show up well in financial literacy content, classroom posters, commencement addresses, and social media posts about common sense. Take a look through the collection.
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“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.”
“A penny saved is a penny earned.”
“Whatever is begun in anger ends in shame.”
“Guests, like fish, begin to smell after three days.”
“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.”
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